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barack obama. there's no one better to talk about this stage of the campaign than you. what is your take? >> i think he's in pretty good shape. and obviously i have enormous bias in his judgment. but he had a very good speech by his vice-presidential candidate selection. his wife, ann, did a very good job on opening night. but what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent. he won't be after the convention. and also i think the americans are very unhappy with our economy. what they want to see a path forward. and i think that paul ryan kind of laid that out. >> were you pleased in particular to see the issue of faith being openly discussed now by the hierarchy? >> yes. >> paul ryan, i thought it was a very smart thing to say. i'm not a mormon but we share common values and morality. i thought that was a very clever way of actually killing the mormon issue as a problem. >> exactly. it
barack obama. there's no one better to talk about this stage of the campaign than you. what is your take? >> i think he's in pretty good shape. and obviously i have enormous bias in his judgment. but he had a very good speech by his vice-presidential candidate selection. his wife, ann, did a very good job on opening night. but what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent....
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what we saw from president obama was -- wait a minute, piers. what we saw once again was -- >> this is my show, young lady. moving to brent o'donnell at high speed. now, from a purely technical point of view, in the way that barack obama conducted himself in appearance last night, a few things surprised me. most of all as i was watching, i was live tweeting, this continual looking down at his notes, disengaging completely from mitt romney. i just thought it looked strange. >> yeah. you know, his body language, what told an incredible story, the way he communicated last night said more than he actually said with his mouth. maria said he looked into the camera. he was looking down at his notepad way more than he was looking into the camera and his body language basically said you know, i'm not interested in being here, i'm irritated i have to be here, i'm going to argue with the moderator for five seconds and i'm going to, you know, really just kind of check out of the debate. he was totally disengaged last night, and i think it was because he was
what we saw from president obama was -- wait a minute, piers. what we saw once again was -- >> this is my show, young lady. moving to brent o'donnell at high speed. now, from a purely technical point of view, in the way that barack obama conducted himself in appearance last night, a few things surprised me. most of all as i was watching, i was live tweeting, this continual looking down at his notes, disengaging completely from mitt romney. i just thought it looked strange. >> yeah....
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and one of barack obama's weaknesses is because of his pretension. >> you have to have a certain level of respect. >> you can laugh at anybody. >> you can do that -- you can do that, alec, but not at a presidential convention when you want to show that mitt romney is up to that, you don't go over -- you know what, let's play -- let's play that little clip and then we'll continue this conversation. watch this. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. i can't do that to himself. you're absolutely crazy. you're getting as bad as biden. >> you know, is he doing stand-up at a presidential convention? it was awkward. we'll continue this conversation, you and i will continue it. >> maybe over some wine or beer or a couple of beers. piers morgan tonight is next. piers? >> thanks, wolf, anderson. good evening and welcome to the cnn grill which is absolutely buzzing tonight. john king and gloria borger. mitt romney and how did he do? the candidate talking about his fait his family, and making out his case against president obama. >> i wish president obama had succeeded
and one of barack obama's weaknesses is because of his pretension. >> you have to have a certain level of respect. >> you can laugh at anybody. >> you can do that -- you can do that, alec, but not at a presidential convention when you want to show that mitt romney is up to that, you don't go over -- you know what, let's play -- let's play that little clip and then we'll continue this conversation. watch this. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do...
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obama care, immigration, energy, taxes, spending, deficits. they have very profound differences on these issues. so i like fill couphilosophical differences between the candidates. that's what the people have the right to expect and they're going to get it come november. >> tell me about mitt romney's mood at the moment. how is he feeling himself, do you think? >> you know what, i was with him last week, as you know, he's here in maryland. i asked him, you don't look tired. i've been through statewide campaigns. you've got to look worse, mitt. he looks good. he's confident. quite frankly, i'm a person who believes that this prolonged campaign has helped him. it's made him a better debater, made him a better candidate. the burn rate of the dollars is the downside, but clearly he's a sharp candidate. he has to be against president obama, who's a great debater and tough candidate. but mitt romney is there. he has the skill set not only to compete but to win. he has the skill set, i believe, the country is looking for, particularly when it comes t
obama care, immigration, energy, taxes, spending, deficits. they have very profound differences on these issues. so i like fill couphilosophical differences between the candidates. that's what the people have the right to expect and they're going to get it come november. >> tell me about mitt romney's mood at the moment. how is he feeling himself, do you think? >> you know what, i was with him last week, as you know, he's here in maryland. i asked him, you don't look tired. i've...
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and one of barack obama's weaknesses is because of his pretension. >> you have to have a certain level of respect. >> you can laugh at anybody. >> you can do that -- you can do that, alec, but not at a presidential convention when you want to show that mitt romney is up to that, you don't go over -- you know what, let's play -- let's play that little clip and then we'll continue this conversation. watch this. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. i can't do that to himself. you're absolutely crazy. you're getting as bad as biden. >> you know, is he doing stand-up at a presidential convention? it was awkward. we'll continue this conversation, you and i will continue it. >> maybe over some wine or beer or a couple of beers. piers morgan tonight is next. piers? >> thanks, wolf, anderson. good evening and welcome to the cnn grill which is absolutely buzzing tonight. john king and gloria borger. mitt romney and how did he do? the candidate talking about his faith, his family, and making out his case against president obama. >> i wish president obama had succeed
and one of barack obama's weaknesses is because of his pretension. >> you have to have a certain level of respect. >> you can laugh at anybody. >> you can do that -- you can do that, alec, but not at a presidential convention when you want to show that mitt romney is up to that, you don't go over -- you know what, let's play -- let's play that little clip and then we'll continue this conversation. watch this. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do...
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he's yet to endorse a republican presidential candidate. with mitt romney's giant victory tonight, will that change? a moment ago, i spoke with him. governor, why do you think mitt romney had such a thumping victory tonight? >> it was a big night for florida. i think our voters voted based on what they thought was going to happen in the economy. this is the biggest issue we have. as you know, our unemployment has dropped 2.1%, the second fastest in the country, but we still have 900,000 people out of work. we're reducing taxes, reducing regulation, and floridians want somebody who's going to be in washington who's going to do the same thing and be a great federal partner. reduce taxes, reduce regulation. we want more jobs in america, and we clearly want more jobs in florida. >> why do you think they believe mitt romney is going to be the guy that's going to provide that for him because newt gingrich, until ten days ago, is suddenly ahead in florida. then this huge turnaround. it seemed to be based on mitt romney's better performance in the
he's yet to endorse a republican presidential candidate. with mitt romney's giant victory tonight, will that change? a moment ago, i spoke with him. governor, why do you think mitt romney had such a thumping victory tonight? >> it was a big night for florida. i think our voters voted based on what they thought was going to happen in the economy. this is the biggest issue we have. as you know, our unemployment has dropped 2.1%, the second fastest in the country, but we still have 900,000...
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what we saw from president obama was -- wait a minute, piers. what we saw once again was -- >> this is my show, young lady. moving to brent o'donnell at high speed. now, from a purely technical point of view, in the way that barack obama conducted himself in appearance last night, a few things surprised me. most of all as i was watching, i was live tweeting, this continual looking down at his notes, disengaging completely from mitt romney. i just thought it looked strange. >> yeah. you know, his body language, whatold an incredible story, the way he communicated last night said more than he actually said with his mouth. maria said he looked into the camera. he was looking down at his notepad way more than he was looking into the camera and his body language basically said you know, i'm not interested in being here, i'm irritated i have to be here, i'm going to argue with the moderator for five seconds and i'm going to, you know, really just kind of check out of the debate. he was totally disengaged last night, and i think it was because he was i
what we saw from president obama was -- wait a minute, piers. what we saw once again was -- >> this is my show, young lady. moving to brent o'donnell at high speed. now, from a purely technical point of view, in the way that barack obama conducted himself in appearance last night, a few things surprised me. most of all as i was watching, i was live tweeting, this continual looking down at his notes, disengaging completely from mitt romney. i just thought it looked strange. >> yeah....
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a two-time presidential campaign ad. each ad goes straight for the gut, seeking to reinforce your negative views about either mitt romney or president obama. as pieces of political feeder as tools of political war fare, each one is formidable, and each one is false, as in not true. tonight, keeping them honest, we'll confront the defenders of these dubious ads. as always, we're not taking political sides. we're just trying to report facts. we begin tonight with the new mitt romney ad. >> in 1996, president clinton and a bipartisan congress helped in we will falfare as we know i announcing work for welfare. under obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. and welfare to work goes back to being plain old welfare. >> in a moment, you'll hear from newt gingrich, who joins us to defend that ad but also makes a pretty stunning admission about whether the ad he's defending is true to the facts. but first i want you to hear how romney is campaigning on the
a two-time presidential campaign ad. each ad goes straight for the gut, seeking to reinforce your negative views about either mitt romney or president obama. as pieces of political feeder as tools of political war fare, each one is formidable, and each one is false, as in not true. tonight, keeping them honest, we'll confront the defenders of these dubious ads. as always, we're not taking political sides. we're just trying to report facts. we begin tonight with the new mitt romney ad. >>...
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>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right back. but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> heavenly father, we thank you for this time with mr. president. lord, we just ask for your peace, for this nation, for your strength, for your wisdom, for the leaders. >> joel osteen with israeli president shimon peres. certainly as i went back to london all i could see was your grinning mug everywhere with copies of
>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right...
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mitt romney versus barack obama. wolf blitzer is here. i thought that was a good speech by mitt romney. sounding very presidential. and, you know, i think the overriding theme, game on. >> yeah. it was absolutely an excellent speech from his perspective. it looked like sort of an unofficial acceptance speech of the republican presidential nomination. we know it's over. ron paul is not going to get the republican nomination. newt gingrich is not going to get it. mitt romney has the republican nomination all but sewn up right now. he had to deliver an important speech. the words his ann romney ended with, a better america begins tonight. the general election campaign. absolutely, it's on right now. mitt romney versus barack obama. and let the games begin. >> yeah. it seemed a much more personal speech. he certainly suggested he's going to be a lot more personal now, maybe more inclusive of the american people. a lot more about his vision for america. and basically saying i think, look. america's got big problems right now. barack obama's fa
mitt romney versus barack obama. wolf blitzer is here. i thought that was a good speech by mitt romney. sounding very presidential. and, you know, i think the overriding theme, game on. >> yeah. it was absolutely an excellent speech from his perspective. it looked like sort of an unofficial acceptance speech of the republican presidential nomination. we know it's over. ron paul is not going to get the republican nomination. newt gingrich is not going to get it. mitt romney has the...
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he has to come across as trustworthy, presidential and plausible as a replacement for president obama. >> people start to believe this is not the new normal. we don't have to accept this. it can get reversed. that's powerful. the mood of the country sort of is. nobody can fix it. it is that bad. if romney can convince people he can fix it, that is powerful. >> yeah. and if romney is going to have to also convince, great skepticism whether he can fix it in a way that it can relate to average voters. he has a big job tomorrow night at this convention. and thus far, that has not been accomplished. to be fair to the republicans, you're not going to accomplish that until the last night. >> to be fair to the republicans. >> we'll write that down. and as we go back to you, mitt romney has a big job tomorrow night in a very competitive presidential election. he gets his shot at the american people tomorrow night in this tampa convention hall. >>> pressure is clearly on mitt romney for tomorrow night. you will be here. i'll be here. our entire team will be here forward to that next week. the d
he has to come across as trustworthy, presidential and plausible as a replacement for president obama. >> people start to believe this is not the new normal. we don't have to accept this. it can get reversed. that's powerful. the mood of the country sort of is. nobody can fix it. it is that bad. if romney can convince people he can fix it, that is powerful. >> yeah. and if romney is going to have to also convince, great skepticism whether he can fix it in a way that it can relate to...
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everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the time. >> piers, that i was just about to applaud you for asking the men about the women's vote and the women about economics. >> exactly. well, that's the kind of guy i am. >> thank you very much. it was biggethan ever. better than ever. i look forward to having you all back very soon. later tonight, i'll be back at my regular -- you can't all say thank you. we'll be here all night. seriously, there's about 3,000
everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the...
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everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the time. >> piers, that i was just about to applaud you for asking the men about the women's vote and the women about economics. >> exactly. well, that's the kind of guy i am. >> thank you very much. it was bigger than ever. better than ever. i look forward to having you all back very soon. later tonight, i'll be back at my regular -- you can't all say thank you. we'll be here all night. seriously, there's about 3,000 of you. we'll be back tonight, oddly, bee
everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the...
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everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the time. >> piers, that i was just about to applaud you for asking the men about the women's vote and the womeou
everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the...
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foreign policy than barack obama, saying obama has been weak. this is obviously a very arguable point. what would you say to that? >> i think the most interesting thing about governor romney is not just this speech but his entire foreign policy approach, is the complete absence of specifics and we even heard that from former senator coleman there so he's upset about the situation in syria. i didn't hear governor romney advocate that we intervene in syria. i happen to think that would be a mistake. in iran, all he called for was the exact sanctions that president obama is implementing. look, the president has had a very strong record. you pointed out many of the aspects of that. certainly the death of osama bin laden is the most important, but it's not just that. we've contained al qaeda by being aggressive, but at the same time, we've worked with the rest of the world to enforce sanctions on iran and yes, we are working with turkey and all those other countries, trying to deal with the situation in syria. i think the mistake governor romney make
foreign policy than barack obama, saying obama has been weak. this is obviously a very arguable point. what would you say to that? >> i think the most interesting thing about governor romney is not just this speech but his entire foreign policy approach, is the complete absence of specifics and we even heard that from former senator coleman there so he's upset about the situation in syria. i didn't hear governor romney advocate that we intervene in syria. i happen to think that would be a...
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the very first debate where obama failed to show up was probably the most one-sided presidential debate in the 50 year history. so i give mitt a lot of credit. if he wins tomorrow, he will have earned it himself and it will have been a great achievement. but it would have been fun and i would love to have offered an alternative vision of america's future to the unemployment, high cost of gasoline and total chaos in benghazi that the president offers. >> when you see how things have all washed up on the eve of the election, with your political historian hat on, where do you think we could be in for some shocks tomorrow specifically? >> i think we have two parallel universes that are very, very different. you have an elite universe captured in the polls and much of the news media which assumes that barack obama will get re-elected, and which in one national poll, for example, had the race tied but it had an 11% advantage for democratic turnout which is three points higher than 2008, something no one i know of thinks is possible. so you have the obama will win faction. then you have those
the very first debate where obama failed to show up was probably the most one-sided presidential debate in the 50 year history. so i give mitt a lot of credit. if he wins tomorrow, he will have earned it himself and it will have been a great achievement. but it would have been fun and i would love to have offered an alternative vision of america's future to the unemployment, high cost of gasoline and total chaos in benghazi that the president offers. >> when you see how things have all...
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. >> he suddenly looked and sounded pretty presidential i thought. he was positioning himself and seemed like any way that rick santorum can get back in this, he said may will be a very different month for me. i will win in texas. say he lost in pennsylvania, doesn't his dignity say he must pull out then? >> that's a great point. if the polls keep trending against him, rick santorum may pull out before pennsylvania. he does not want to be humiliated at home to preserve his future in the party and in order to preserve his future for 2016. there is a debate in the romney campaign. some are arguing spend a bunch of money in pennsylvania and crush him. others argue that nature is going to take care of itself and they don't have to worry about him anymore. >> let's go to john meachem. you wrote this ebook in the surface. romney santorum and it has been a circus in many ways. a very enjoyable circus and not necessarily unhelpful to both the republican party's chances of beating barack obama and the american political process. what was your conclusion so fa
. >> he suddenly looked and sounded pretty presidential i thought. he was positioning himself and seemed like any way that rick santorum can get back in this, he said may will be a very different month for me. i will win in texas. say he lost in pennsylvania, doesn't his dignity say he must pull out then? >> that's a great point. if the polls keep trending against him, rick santorum may pull out before pennsylvania. he does not want to be humiliated at home to preserve his future in...
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>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right back. why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapphire preferred. ♪ chirping beeping camera ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping tapping shaking remote wouldn't it be great to have one less battery to worry about? car honking irping the 2012 sonata hybrid. the only hybrid with a lifetime hybrid battery warranty. from hyundai. ♪ wow... [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need is the smooth, creamy taste of werther's original caramel to remind you t
>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right...
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. >> "saturday night live's" unique take on last week's vice presidential debate. that's not what we expect to see tomorrow or maybe we will. president obama is hard at work planning his strategy for what he hopes will be the debate of his life. joining me now, a big city mayor who is team obama, kasim reed of atlanta. are you expecting for barack obama to come out like a charging rhinocerous? >> not at all. he doesn't need to overcorrect. i made the analogy because the president has been running the country for the last four years while mitt romney is running for president. he certainly had a bit of ring rust during the last debate they had. i think he's going to come out in a calm, effective manner and i think he's going to do very well. there are two more debates to go. if you think of the classic ali/frazier fights, frazier had a very good first fight, he lost the rest of the other two and i think history remembers winners. that's what i think's going to happen here. but no charging, raging or anything like that from the president. >> but it's been interesting
. >> "saturday night live's" unique take on last week's vice presidential debate. that's not what we expect to see tomorrow or maybe we will. president obama is hard at work planning his strategy for what he hopes will be the debate of his life. joining me now, a big city mayor who is team obama, kasim reed of atlanta. are you expecting for barack obama to come out like a charging rhinocerous? >> not at all. he doesn't need to overcorrect. i made the analogy because the...
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i suppose the general view is that obama may have one last night on a technicality. but hasn't changes the needle. is that the way you see it? i think that much like the vice presidential debate, both went out and gave a good performance. i think democrats were glad to see a betterperformance. but i think the libya moment changed the momentum and has what allowed this debate to end up as a draw. >> he screwed it up in my opinion. is it actually going to change at the polls and are you getting worried about what you are seeing in the polls which is clear momentum surged behind mitt romney? >> i don't think there is clear momentum. people are saying women are going to be the deciding voters in this election. it was clear to me on the side of women. it was extraordinary to me to decide on where mitt romney stood on equal pay and he could not answer the question. the best that he could get out of him now is that he wouldn't repeal equal pay. you have a whole series of issues that women and men care about. he misled people and supported a bill that would have allowed empl
i suppose the general view is that obama may have one last night on a technicality. but hasn't changes the needle. is that the way you see it? i think that much like the vice presidential debate, both went out and gave a good performance. i think democrats were glad to see a betterperformance. but i think the libya moment changed the momentum and has what allowed this debate to end up as a draw. >> he screwed it up in my opinion. is it actually going to change at the polls and are you...
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>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right back. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hyb
>> in a presidential election, every sentence is scrutinized. they were knocking president obama the other day for the "you didn't build it" or whatever it is. that's not the heart of what they meant. you know, i probably have way too much mercy than some people but i just, i look at him and say it's admirable that they're trying to win this election and do good for our country because that's not an easy job. that's getting raked over the coals every day. >> we'll be right...
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he had a very good speech by his vice presidential candidate, selection. what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent. he won't be after the convention. and also i think the -- americans are very unhappy with our economy. but they want to see a path forward. and i think that paul ryan kind of laid that out. >> are you ploosed to see the issue of faith? i thought that was a very clever way of killing the mormon issue as a problem. >> exactly. it's about two men and their wives of course that could possibly be the top tier of this government. being nstrong in not only what they believe. but not putting their personal interests first. >> i think also there is questions about the mormon faith, as you know. i think that ann talking about it, and i am convinced that mitt will talk about it. to tell people that his faith is part of his life. the mormon faith has come under significant scrutiny -- >> i think that's been a strategic error actually.
he had a very good speech by his vice presidential candidate, selection. what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent. he won't be after the convention. and also i think the -- americans are very unhappy with our economy. but they want to see a path forward. and i think that paul ryan kind of laid that out. >> are you ploosed to see the issue of faith? i thought that was...
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that was at the debate and whether that was a strategic decision to seem more presidential or whatever, whatever the calculation was, it was just hard to square with the obama on the stump. >> i think the obama campaign are just off the point. look at this new obama tack ad. this is involving big bird. >> how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for -- funding for pbs. >> that wasn't the right tape. the right tape is the obama attack ad where he goes through these terrible people and you end up with big bird and he's wrecking your life, blah, blah, blah. my argument with that is that it just seemed very trivial. of all the things to now go after mitt romney about, big bird? we've got it now. let's watch it. >> bernie madoff. ken lay. you agree with it or not it's a reasonable point to make. but going after him in the wrong way. if i was going after mitt romney and i was a democrat president right now, i would be going after him hard and serious about his plan to get america back to work, his plan to revive the economy, the tax p
that was at the debate and whether that was a strategic decision to seem more presidential or whatever, whatever the calculation was, it was just hard to square with the obama on the stump. >> i think the obama campaign are just off the point. look at this new obama tack ad. this is involving big bird. >> how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for -- funding for pbs. >> that wasn't the right tape. the right tape is...
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everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the time. >> piers, that i was just about to applaud you for asking the men about the women's vote and the women about economics. >> exactly. well, that's the kd
everybody is rallying around beating barack obama. the one thing, though, that i do think is going to change this is that when mitt romney does become the nominee and he picks a vice presidential candidate, he could have somebody like marko rubio that sparks a lot of excitement and where there's this smoke become fire. and i think that's when people really start colessing behind him. >> or he could commit suicide and bring in a version of sarah palin, which seems like a good idea at the...
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wyclef jean had his own presidential ambitions. i will ask him what he thinks about the race between mitt romney and president obama. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> plenty of hip-hop stars are opinionated when it comes to politics but not very many have attempt tod run for office themselves like wyclef jean. he rose from poverty and became a huge star with the fugees while developing a passion for politics. his new book details his struggles and successes and he joins me now for his first prime time interview. welcome. good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> here is the deal. you can either be involved in music or politics for the rest of your life, you can't do both, what would you choose? >> i would choose if i was in my 20s, i would say music. being in my 40
wyclef jean had his own presidential ambitions. i will ask him what he thinks about the race between mitt romney and president obama. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> plenty of hip-hop stars are opinionated when it comes...
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. >> i think he saw obama has the advantage. he wanted to appear presidential. he didn't want to scare people. and -- >> did he achieve that aim? >> i think he did. >> i agree with you. >> i think the key thing he needed to show was that he wouldn't screw things up badly and if he could then neutralize that issue and move the talk back to the economy. the economy is really where his strength is. his strength is criticizing obama on the economy. his weakness is when he talks about his own plans. >> nick silva, one of your colleagues, is brilliant with these numbers. actually, a read a piece tonight where he's not saying it may go romney's way. he's saying it could go romney's way. first time i have really seen him say that. he studies these numbers in great detail. what is your sense of what's really happening in the battleground areas in particular? >> well, i mean, in defense of nate, he says that it might go romney's way but he still says 70% chance that obama will be re-elect and in fact, that increment is up slightly. >> he doesn't sound quite as certain as
. >> i think he saw obama has the advantage. he wanted to appear presidential. he didn't want to scare people. and -- >> did he achieve that aim? >> i think he did. >> i agree with you. >> i think the key thing he needed to show was that he wouldn't screw things up badly and if he could then neutralize that issue and move the talk back to the economy. the economy is really where his strength is. his strength is criticizing obama on the economy. his weakness is when...
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that was at the debate and whether that was a strategic decision to seem more presidential or whatever, whatever the calculation was, it was just hard to square with the obama on the stump. >> i think the obama campaign are just off the point. look at this new obama tack ad. this is involving big bird. >> how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for -- funding for pbs. >> that wasn't the right tape. the right tape is the obama attack ad where he goes through these terrible people and you end up with big bird and he's wrecking your life, blah, blah, blah. my argument with that is that it just seemed very trivial. of all the things to now go after mitt romney about, big bird? we've got it now. let's watch it. >> bernie madoff. ken lay. dennis kozlowski. criminals, gluttons of greed and the evil genius that towered over him? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's sesame street. >> rick, y
that was at the debate and whether that was a strategic decision to seem more presidential or whatever, whatever the calculation was, it was just hard to square with the obama on the stump. >> i think the obama campaign are just off the point. look at this new obama tack ad. this is involving big bird. >> how he will cut the deficit, he says he can make the math work by eliminating local public funding for -- funding for pbs. >> that wasn't the right tape. the right tape is...
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primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature. in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television and allowed barack obama to be a president for a week in a time of crisis and did it very well. in fact, chris christie raced to laud him. nate silva, that genius pollster of pollsters from "the new york times" just tweeted this, a few more polls to add, but obama at 91% to win the electoral college based on all the data to date. he noticed there's been a clear shift toward obama in national polls based on the most recent data, he may lead by 2% in the popular vote too. that's the first time over 90% and i think the first time he said that obama will comfortably win by 2% in the pop
primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature. in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television and allowed barack obama to be a president for a week...
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he had a very good speech by his vice presidential candidate, selection. what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent. he won't be after the convention. and also i think the -- americans are very unhappy with our economy. but they want to see a path forward. and i think that paul ryan kind of laid that out. >> are you ploosed to see the issue of faith? i thought that was a very clever way of killing the mormon issue as a problem. >> exactly. it's about two men and their wives of course that could possibly be the top tier of this government. being strong in not only what they believe. but not putting their personal interests first. >> i think also there is questions about the mormon faith, as you know. i think that ann talking about it, and i am convinced that mitt will talk about it. to tell people that his faith is part of his life. the mormon faith has come under significant scrutiny -- >> i think that's been a strategic error actually.
he had a very good speech by his vice presidential candidate, selection. what he's got to fight is the unfavorables that are the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of attack ads by the obama campaign where he was heavily outspent. he won't be after the convention. and also i think the -- americans are very unhappy with our economy. but they want to see a path forward. and i think that paul ryan kind of laid that out. >> are you ploosed to see the issue of faith? i thought that was...
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wyclef jean had his own presidential ambitions. i will ask him what he thinks about the race between mitt romney and president obama. [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. through mercedes-benz have led to an...